Crossword Challenge Puzzle 15 Clues and Answers
This page covers all 24 clues of Crossword Challenge Puzzle 15, a 7×9 grid that mixes picture clues with short word clues.
Expect plenty of tiny answers, 7 of them only one or two letters. 5 clues are pictures, and 2 of those ask you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 2 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 1 clue is a fill-in, and 1 of it needs only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 8 letters and belongs to “Goodbye”.
The edges of this grid check each other. The top-row answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Wooded area”, read left to right, and the left-column answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Goodbye”, read top to bottom.
Hints and answers, clue by clue
Clues look the way they do in the game. Tap Hint for a nudge or Answer to see the letters. The fully solved grid is below the hints.
Top row
These sit along the top edge and every answer runs down.
GOODBYE
1Goodbye
Top row 1/6 · 8 letters · down
Starts with F; pattern F _ _ E _ _ L _. The fifth square is also part of “Vienna's german name”.
FAREWELL
IN DEBT
2In debt
Top row 2/6 · 3 letters · down
O _ _. The third square is also part of “Vacation spot”.
OWE
REASON TO BOW
3Reason to bow
Top row 3/6 · 7 letters · down
Starts with R; pattern R _ _ P _ _ T. Check the fifth letter against “Vienna's german name”.
RESPECT
FIFTH LETTER
4Fifth letter
Top row 4/6 · 1 letter · down
A single letter or symbol answers “Fifth letter”.
E
AGILE
5Agile
Top row 5/6 · 4 letters · down
Starts with S; pattern S _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Vacation spot”.
SPRY
po---o
6Po---o
Top row 6/6 · 3 letters · down
Say what the picture shows. “po---o” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with T.
TAT
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
WOODED AREA
7Wooded area
Left column 1/8 · 6 letters · across
Begins with F. Check the fourth letter against “Fifth letter”.
FOREST
GREAT RESPECT
8Great respect
Left column 2/8 · 3 letters · across
Starts with A; pattern A _ _. Check the third letter against “Reason to bow”.
AWE
VACATION SPOT
9Vacation spot
Left column 3/8 · 6 letters · across
Begins with R. Its fourth letter is shared with “M___ING”.
RESORT
10-arth
Left column 4/8 · 1 letter · across
Picture plus words: “-ARTH”. The answer opens with E.
E
VIENNA'S GERMAN NAME
11Vienna's german name
Left column 5/8 · 4 letters · across
Fits W _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Reason to bow”.
WIEN
"AND SO ON"
12"and so on"
Left column 6/8 · 3 letters · across
E _ _. Solving “Reason to bow” first gives you its third letter.
ETC
WRITTEN MESSAGE
13Written message
Left column 7/8 · 6 letters · across
Starts with L; pattern L _ _ T _ _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Throw-back”.
LETTER
pa-
14Pa--
Left column 8/8 · 2 letters · across
The image carries “pa-”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with L.
LM
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
PUBLIC ADDRESS
15Public address
Row 3, col 5 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Public address”.
PA
M___ING
16M___ING
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · down
Fill the gap in “M___ING”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with O.
ORN
SNOOP
17Snoop
Row 5, col 3 · 3 letters · across
Fits P _ _. Solving “Agile” first gives you its third letter.
PRY
ANY THING
18Any thing
Row 5, col 3 · 4 letters · down
Begins with I. Check the third letter against “Written message”.
ITEM
19Throwing game
Row 5, col 7 · 4 letters · down
Use the text “THROWING GAME” if the picture is unclear. First letter D.
DART
VITAMIN
20Vitamin
Row 6, col 6 · 1 letter · across
One letter only. It is the standard short form for “Vitamin”.
D
EDIBLE POD
21Edible pod
Row 6, col 6 · 3 letters · down
Begins with P. Solving “Cave dweller” first gives you its third letter.
PEA
FATHER
22Father
Row 7, col 5 · 2 letters · across
Fits P _. The second square is also part of “Throwing game”.
PA
THROW-BACK
23Throw-back
Row 7, col 5 · 2 letters · down
Abbreviate “Throw-back” to its initials.
TB
24Cave dweller
Row 9, col 4 · 3 letters · across
Picture plus words: “CAVE DWELLER”. The answer opens with B.
BAT
Crossword Challenge Level 15 Solved Grid
Hide the letters to check your own board against the empty grid.
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Puzzle 15 solved
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